<msItem>

<msItem> (manuscript item) describes an individual work or item within the intellectual content of a manuscript or manuscript part. [10.6.1 The msItem and msItemStruct Elements]
Modulemsdescription — 10 Manuscript Description
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.msExcerpt (@defective)
classidentifies the text types or classifications applicable to this item
Status Optional
Datatype 1–∞ occurrences of 

<rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
data.pointer
separated by whitespace
Values One or more pointers indicating a classification for the item, as supplied for example by the textClass element.
Member of
model.msItemPart
Contained by
msdescription: msContents msItem
May contain
analysis: interp interpGrp span spanGrp
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: author bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb cit editor gap gb graphic index lb listBibl meeting milestone note p pb quote respStmt textLang title
figures: figure notatedMusic
header: funder principal sponsor
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: ab alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp timeline
msdescription: colophon decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric incipit locus locusGrp msItem msItemStruct rubric
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
textcrit: witDetail
textstructure: argument byline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint docTitle epigraph imprimatur titlePart
transcr: addSpan damageSpan delSpan fw listTranspose metamark space substJoin
Declaration

<rng:element name="msItem">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.msExcerpt.attributes"/>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="class">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:oneOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="data.pointer"/>
    </rng:oneOrMore>
   </rng:list>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:ref name="locus"/>
    <rng:ref name="locusGrp"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:oneOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
   </rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:oneOrMore>
    <rng:choice>
     <rng:ref name="model.titlepagePart"/>
     <rng:ref name="model.msItemPart"/>
     <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
    </rng:choice>
   </rng:oneOrMore>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element msItem
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.msExcerpt.attributes,
   attribute class { list { data.pointer+ } }?,
   (
      ( locus | locusGrp )*,
      (
         model.pLike+
       | ( model.titlepagePart | model.msItemPart | model.global )+
      )
   )
}
Example
<msItem class="#saga">
 <locus>ff. 1r-24v</locus>
 <title>Agrip af Noregs konunga sögum</title>
 <incipit>regi oc h<ex>ann</ex> setiho
 <gap reason="illegible" extent="7"/>sc
   heim se<ex>m</ex> þio</incipit>
 <explicit>h<ex>on</ex> hev<ex>er</ex>
  <ex>oc</ex>þa buit hesta .ij. aNan viþ
   fé enh<ex>on</ex>o<ex>m</ex> aNan til
   reiþ<ex>ar</ex>
 </explicit>
 <textLang mainLang="non">Old Norse/Icelandic</textLang>
</msItem>